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Sony VGC-LT16E Video Card
Today, nVidia rules the dedicated video card market, while AMD is in second. There are really only two kinds of graphic cards, integrated and dedicated. Integrated cards are built-in to the computer itself, while a dedicated graphics card is an individual piece of hardware that is bought and installed separately. A video card computes and sends the rendered images to a monitor where it is displayed for you. Integrated video cards are almost never as good as a dedicated video card, in general. A dedicated graphics card is usually necessary for most games you would play on a desktop computer like Mass Effect, Grand Theft Auto or Battlefield. Most newer computers will have at least one PCIe slot open for a dedicated video card to be added to the system.
Clues the display adapter is going to die
- The monitor displays fragmented images
- Your Sony reboots when beginning a game
- Nothing seems to come on as you attempt to boot up
- The driver does not seem to install fully
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